A saline nasal wash solution made from processed seawater appears to improve nasal symptoms and…
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California Flood Risks Are ‘Disaster Waiting To Happen,’ Say Engineers
While flooding in California’s Central Valley is “the next big disaster waiting to happen,” critical…
Can Hantavirus Infection Spread Among Humans?
In connection with last year’s epidemic, a research team at Umea University in Sweden has…
Battling Potential Disease Outbreaks Online
Researchers have found that automated electronic medical laboratory reporting improves both the completeness and timeliness…
Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation A New Treatment Of Bulimia Nervosa?
Researchers report on a new modality of treatment for bulimia nervosa, transcranial magnetic stimulation, in…
Boat sails free from icy shackles
A research vessel that was deliberately trapped in the Arctic ice emerges after more than…
EU MUST STRENGTHEN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
The EU must strengthen its proposals for cutting European carbon dioxide emissions, and abandon plans…
Detailed gene map ‘within grasp’
One thousand people are to have their genomes mapped in an effort to understand how…
96-million-year-old Fossil Pollen Sheds Light On Early Pollinators
The collapse of honeybee colonies across North America is focusing attention on the honeybees’ vital…
Chromosomal Abnormalities Play Substantial Role In Autism
Genome-wide scans of families affected by autism spectrum disorder have revealed new evidence that previously…